Pencil attachment



E. W. OWEN.

PENCIL ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-20. 1920.

1,386,526, PatentedAug. 2, 1921.

WITNESSES IN VENTOR E. W. OWEN ,4 TTORNEY8 PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD W. OWEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PENCIL ATTACHMENT.

Application filed August 20, 1920.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD WV. OWEN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of. the city of New York,borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, havevinvented a new and Improved Pencil Attachment, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to attachments for pens and pencils and itpertains more particularly to a device of this char acter adapted tosupport one end of the pen or pencil to which it is attached out ofcontact with a desk, table, or other device upon which the pen or pencilmay rest.

It is one of the primary objects of the present invention to soconstruct a device of this character that it is capable of attachment topens or pencils without changing the construction thereof.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of oneend of a. pen holder showing the device in place thereon;

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of the attachment.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the device comprises aplate 5 so cut as to form pointed or tapered ends 6. The plate is formedintermediate of the ends 6, on one of its sides, with a curved portion7, and on its opposite side with a straight flat portion 8, saidstraight flat portion 8 formingthe base upon which the plate rests whenin operative position. The plate 5 is provided centrally of its endswith two semicircular cut-out portions 10, and bridging the openingformed thereby are two tongues 11, said tongues being formed by cuttingthe bridging material as indicated by the reference character 12. Afterthese tongues are formed they are bent at right angles to the plate 5,as indicated in Fig. 2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2, 1921. Serial No. 404,879.

In the present instance the device is shown as attached to a pen holderof common construction, said pen holder comprising a staff 12 and apliable cushion element 13 by means of whichthe pen holder is grippedduring the writing operation.

To apply the device to a pen holder of this character, the cushion 13 isperforated as indicated by the reference character 20, at diametricallyopposite points. After this has been done, the pen holder is insertedthrough the opening in the plate 5 and the tongues 11 are insertedthrough their re spective perforations 20 in order to retain the plate 5in position.

When it is desired to attach the device to a pen holder or pencil onwhich the cushion i3 is not present, it is merely necessary to insertthe pen holder or pencil through the opening in such a manner that thetongues 11 will frictionally engage the pen holder or pencil to retainthe plate in position.

\Vith the present device in position upon a pencil or pen holder, itwill be noted that when the same is laid upon a table or other support,the writing end of the pencil or pen will be elevated a sufficientdegree to permit of ready grasping on the part of the operator, and, atthe same time, the attachment does not interfere with the propermanipulation of the pen holder or pencil during the writing operation.

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A device of the character described comprising a body, formed from aflat plate having pointed ends, one fiat side and a curved side, anopening formed in said plate substantially centrally thereof, saidopening being adapted to receive a writing implement, and resilient legsformed from the said plate within the confines of said central opening,said resilient legs being adapted to be bent at right angles to theplate to embrace the stafl of the writing implement to retain the platethereon.

EDTVARD WV. OWEN.

